Temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºW CAIBOX section (NE Atlantic)
The CAIBOX cruise was conducted from 25 July to 14 August 2009. Three consecutive transects (zonal, meridional, and transverse) formed a closed box to the west of the Strait of Gibraltar. This study aimed to analyze the thermohaline properties, volume transports, and water mass distributions (percen...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:07ba628d36af4b99b0637f868a436b24 2024-09-15T18:17:17+00:00 Temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºW CAIBOX section (NE Atlantic) LI Carracedo PC Pardo N Villacieros-Robineau F De la Granda M Gilcoto FF Pérez 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v38i1B.1793 https://doaj.org/article/07ba628d36af4b99b0637f868a436b24 EN ES eng spa Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/1793 https://doaj.org/toc/0185-3880 https://doaj.org/toc/2395-9053 doi:10.7773/cm.v38i1B.1793 0185-3880 2395-9053 https://doaj.org/article/07ba628d36af4b99b0637f868a436b24 Ciencias Marinas, Vol 38, Iss 1B (2011) Northeast Atlantic Azores Current water masses multiparametric mixing analysis Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v38i1B.1793 2024-08-05T17:49:54Z The CAIBOX cruise was conducted from 25 July to 14 August 2009. Three consecutive transects (zonal, meridional, and transverse) formed a closed box to the west of the Strait of Gibraltar. This study aimed to analyze the thermohaline properties, volume transports, and water mass distributions (percentages) along the meridional section (30–41.5º N, 20º W). We identified the main geostrophic current (Azores Current) and its associated volume transport and interannual changes. Data from previous cruises (AZORES I, A16N, CLIVAR, OACES, and CHAOS) with similar tracks were employed to compare with the CAIBOX meridional section. All but one (CHAOS) were summer cruises. We estimated a mean transport for the Azores Current at 20º W of 9.3 ± 2.6 Sv. There appears to be an inverse relation between the position of this current and its associated transport, with relatively high (low) transports when the current is located roughly south (north) of 35º N. Regarding water masses, an increase of 14.4% was found for Mediterranean Water compared with the 1993, 1998, and 2003 cruises; however, Labrador Sea Water decreased its contribution and southward spreading between 1998 and 2009. Key words: Northeast Atlantic, Azores Current, water masses, multiparametric mixing analysis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Labrador Sea Northeast Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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The CAIBOX cruise was conducted from 25 July to 14 August 2009. Three consecutive transects (zonal, meridional, and transverse) formed a closed box to the west of the Strait of Gibraltar. This study aimed to analyze the thermohaline properties, volume transports, and water mass distributions (percentages) along the meridional section (30–41.5º N, 20º W). We identified the main geostrophic current (Azores Current) and its associated volume transport and interannual changes. Data from previous cruises (AZORES I, A16N, CLIVAR, OACES, and CHAOS) with similar tracks were employed to compare with the CAIBOX meridional section. All but one (CHAOS) were summer cruises. We estimated a mean transport for the Azores Current at 20º W of 9.3 ± 2.6 Sv. There appears to be an inverse relation between the position of this current and its associated transport, with relatively high (low) transports when the current is located roughly south (north) of 35º N. Regarding water masses, an increase of 14.4% was found for Mediterranean Water compared with the 1993, 1998, and 2003 cruises; however, Labrador Sea Water decreased its contribution and southward spreading between 1998 and 2009. Key words: Northeast Atlantic, Azores Current, water masses, multiparametric mixing analysis. |
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LI Carracedo PC Pardo N Villacieros-Robineau F De la Granda M Gilcoto FF Pérez |
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Temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºW CAIBOX section (NE Atlantic) |
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Temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºW CAIBOX section (NE Atlantic) |
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Temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºW CAIBOX section (NE Atlantic) |
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Temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºW CAIBOX section (NE Atlantic) |
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Temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºW CAIBOX section (NE Atlantic) |
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temporal changes in the water mass distribution and transports along the 20ºw caibox section (ne atlantic) |
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Universidad Autónoma de Baja California |
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https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v38i1B.1793 https://doaj.org/article/07ba628d36af4b99b0637f868a436b24 |
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